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Kotaku Originals: The Cool Sub

Good morning class. Your cool substitute teacher Owen is here to let you goof off and get away with shit that Mr. Crecente doesn't allow. For the next two days anyway. Just so long as you keep your spitwads and paper airplanes away from me.

So, uh, here's your reading list. Komrade Kayce, please pass these out to the rest of the class. Thank you. Be prepared to discuss the nature of symbolism, specifically themes regarding coping with death, in "My PlayStation 2.5". Now, let me pour a mug from this thermos that is absolutely nothing but coffee and don't you little bastards dare suggest otherwise or spread rumors.

On another note, does anyone have any useful or economical suggestions for doing console video-game footage captures onto a Macintosh (with no RCA video board input)? I've tried the Pinnacle "Dazzle" video transfer for Mac. It's a piece of shit. Can't even get a signal. This question is germane to something Adam Barenblat and I hope to deliver next weekend.

My PlayStation 2.5
EA Takes Out $1 Billion Loan For Take-Two Acquisition
Call of Duty 5 Already Playable
echochrome Review: Poppin', Lockin' and Thinkin'
Gran Turismo: 50 Million Served
Rumor: Microsoft May Debut New Xbox 360 Motion Controller Next Week
Battle of the Bands Review: Musical Smackdown
Wii Nintendo Channel Video Walkthrough
Analyst: Record GTA Sales Change Nothing For EA's "80/20" Take-Two Bid
A 70-year-old's Take on GTA IV
Sony PlayStation Day London '08 Roundup
Boom Blox Review: Explosive Casual Play
Target: Terror Review: 90s Arcade Action
Spongebob Savior: Will Kid-Friendly Licenses Save THQ?
The Only Mother's Day GTA Ad You'll Ever See (I Hope)
What's Worse: RRoD or GTA IV Lockup?
Capcom's Sushi Muse?


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Kotaku Originals: Leaked Online Now

Busy times for the last full week leading up to the GTA IV release. We had two pirated releases, a probe into gamers stupid enough to play them with Xbox Live enabled, and a desperate attempt out in Holland to get stores to sell it early. Nuh-uh. Nice try though. And no one stateside was able to convince their local Gamestop to slip a copy early. Someone will, though. Just wait.

Oh and there was some other news this week too, such as:

What's On GTA IV's Soundtrack?
Are You Buying Xbox 360 or PS3 GTA IV?!
Five Days with GTA IV: A Newspaper Diary
And The Winning Tattoo Is...
German Govnt Approves Possible Take-Two Aquisition
Teenage Zombies Review: Brains, Braiiiins, They Need Enemies that aren't Braiiiins
Xbox Live Preps for GTA IV Server Riot
Mario Kart Wii in the House
That "Release GTA IV Early" Letter? It's Not Real
Ubisoft: Years Of Assassin's Creed To Come
Going Off the Deep End: Has Gaming Grown Up?
RIP: Xbox Boys
Microsoft Looking into Early GTA IV Players
The Bourne Conspiracy Impressions
Nintendo To Increase Wii Production to 2.4 Million a Month
Pirated NTSC GTA IV Leaked Online Early
Club Nintendo Expands Its Reach
Third-Person Call Of Duty Game Cancelled Because It Was "A Mess"
ESRB Levels Thorough Pre-Emptive Strike
Korn Debuts Haze the Song
Microsoft, Rare, Gyration Talk 360 Wii Remote Rumors
Choose My Next Gaming TattooMy First Gaming TattooMicrosoft: "Perception," Not Us, is PC Gaming's Big Problem
Gears 2 Gameplay Footage Hits May 9
Hands On With Super Famicom
Wii Controller Justify Your Mario Kart Wii
Mario Kart Wii Driving School Impressions
Spider-Man: Web Of Shadows To Contain Never Before-Seen Villains
The Kartokumentary
Gears 2: "Bigger, Better, More Badass"
Mario Kart Wii Across America
A 6 Year-Old's Take on the Wii Wheel
Two Brothers Meditating Upon Questions of Pac-Man


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Kotaku Originals: System is Very Busy Now

Sweet Baby Jesus. I'm keeping this originals intro ridiculously short because the originals list is ridiculously long. Forty-one pieces of original reporting, mostly because we were at Midway Gamer's Day and Namco Bandai Editor's Day. The proverbial one legged man in an asskicking contest is the Maytag Man next to us. Because when we kick ass, we use both legs and both arms, and a headbutt or too. Scan the list for what you might have missed since we last did this.

Iron Man Weekend Party Fun Time!
Midway Gamer's Day '08: Wheelman
Midway Gamer's Day 08: NBA Ballers: Chosen One
Midway Gamer's Day '08: This Is Vegas
Midway Gamer's Day '08: TNA Impact
Midway Gamer's Day '08: Unreal Tournament III Coming to Xbox 360
Talking To The Iron Man Demo
NES Controller Car Engine Mod
Midway Gamer's Day: Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe First Characters Announced
EA: Clock's Ticking For Take-Two Deal
Rock Band's First Album Announced, Our Harmonix Q&A
MK v DC Has Little Blood, NO FATALITIES?
Sony Responds To March NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
Nintendo Responds To March NPD Sales, Seems Pleased
InstantAction.com's Rokkitball Trailer
Take-Two's Zelnick Goes All-Out In Annual Meeting
Nintendo Takes March, 360 & PS3 Neck-And-Neck
Smash Bros. Dojos Past The Competition To Take #1 Spot In March
GTA: Remembrances of Cars Jacked
Shareholder Sues Take-Two Over EA Bid
Namco Bandai Editor's Day: And the Rest...
Konami ID Dojo: "System Is Very Busy Now"
InstantAction.com Readies Rokkitball
Namco Bandai Editor's Day: Tales of Vesperia and Tales of Symphonia
Namco Bandai Editor's Day: Down The Slope With We Ski
Namco Bandai Editor's Day: Pom Poms On With We Cheer
Namco Bandai Editor's Day: More Soul Calibur IV
Medic! Hands On With The New TF2 Map Plus New Medic Achievements And Weapons Revealed
EA Versus Take-Two: How The Takeover Works
Amazing Core Gamer Stuff Pooh-Poohed By Focus Groups
Metal Gear Online Is Ready For Download, Not Play
Jumpgate Evolution: The First Fifteen
Boom Blox, Steven Spielberg's Shoulder Murder Simulator Impressions
Hands On With LostWinds, The WiiWare Game You Should Be Excited About
Shakin' It With Samba de Amigo For Wii
Going Online With Mario Kart Wii (And Hands On With That Wheel Thing)
PSN Store Makeover Is Live, Broken
Ikaruga Review: No Refuge For Wimps
Oh, That MGS4 Headset Is Real
Devil May Cry... Darts?
How Are You Preparing for GTA IV's Arrival?


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Originals: The Eyes of Fanboy Are Upon You

Happy Saturday to all of you out in Kotakopolis. Here's a quick recap of our original stories in the past week, highlighted by Flynn getting sucked into a real-life, real-time spy mystery like a wide-eyed, amnesiac Matt Damon.

We also got looks at child labor inside the Bashcraft origami household sweatshop, and a set of diapers for leaky bladder Fahey. Let's not forget Crecente's magnum opus on Grand Theft Auto IV's multiplayer modes, four in all, and a followup.

Finally, for a week that began by asking for gamers to confess their neurotic behavior, we got a picture of that guy to the left, which does a fine job of answering the question. If you missed any of these stories now's your chance to catch up before we hit the weekend report.

(Also, this is as good a space as any to ask this, since it isn't worth a post unto itself. I'm looking for some good gaming headphones. If any of you have a favorite pair, let me know in the comments. I take my audio pretty seriously. Thanks.)

Telltale Games Demos Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People For WiiWare

The Nintendo Media Summit Day One Wrap-Up
Nintendo Demos Mario Super Sluggers For Wii
LE Metal Gear Solid 4 Will Only Be Available at GameStop
Growing Up With Fallout 3
Why The Bad Company Win Isn't A Win At All
Teen Dating Violence Design Challenge Extended
Professor De Marco and the Mysterious Cell Phone Part 3: The Reveal
Rock Band European Release Doesn't Include Australia
The Ultimate Fanboy
GTA IV Multiplayer: Just the Facts Please
Creepy Crawlers: Hands On With Deadly Creatures
Arcana Heart Review: Fatal Fists Of Female Fury
Hands on With GTA Multiplayer: City of Chaos
Monolith Wasn't Taking The Piss
Red Planet: Hands on With Red Faction Guerrilla
Undiscouraged, Mini Bash Creates Seven Origami Lites
Rough Riding: Hands on With Baja
Ninja Gaiden II Impressions: Bloodbath
Doodle Hex Gameplay Video
Are You a Neurotic Gamer?


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Kotaku Originals: Say It With Cake

Kotaku's grand bake sale this week delivered almost two dozen piping-hot reports, led by Crecente's hands-on breakdown of Grand Theft Auto IV. It got much love on the social bookmark sites and clocked in more than 100K reads, which massages Brian's ego nicely. And that's just what we need more of. Have I told you about the time he asked me if I thought people practiced their laughs? He was serious. I guess he works on his.

Other heavy-hitters included reviews by Fahey and Luke on Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII for the PSP and Grand Turismo 5 Prologue for the PS3, respectively. Flynn was our man at THQ Gamers' Day '08 and brought back looks at three titles. We also kicked the week off with a pissin' contest with the lawyer-mans over some Sonic Unleashed leaks and such.

In all Kotaku was on a mission of justice for you, dear reader, and that's not even counting the chuckalicious Kaketaku series on April Fool's. Check 'em out.

GTA4 Hands-On: The World is Yours
Sega Confirms Sonic Unleashed Leaks
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Review: Quality, Yes, Quantity, Hrm...
Crisis Core Review: Zack Fair In Love And War
THQ Gamer's Day '08
Color My World: Hands On De Blob
Life As A Trash Compactor: Eyes On Wall-E
Eyes On Darksiders: Wrath of War
Down And Dirty With Saints Row 2's New Features
Kaketaku: Glucose, Whip and Leaf for Obsessive Game Cakers
The Kaketakumentary
The Man Who Fired Jeff Gerstmann From GameSpot Has Been Sacked
Battlefield: Bad Company Impressions
Mercenaries 2 Invades Venezuelan Newspaper
Saints Row 2 Release Date Announced
Uwe Boll Can Write His Name
Dualshock 3 in the House
Westin Renting Wiis For Free
Objection! THIS is the Greatest Cake Ever
Confectionery Mods: Pac-Man Cookies
Dark Sector Review: A Difficult Journey
SCEA: Portable Copy Hitting PSP Later This Year


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Kotaku Originals: Video Games in the City

This was a pretty busy week for us. We managed to get two reviews up this week as well as a plea to someone named Brain. There was plenty of Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword news from reviews and interviews to loose talk about it being connected to the stabbing rampage of a 24-year-old in Japan. Next weekend we'll have our new weekend writer on board and later in the month a new mystery writer. WRITER X!!! I totally need to get her a wrestling mask.

Tom Clancy's EndWar Voice-On Impressions
A Basket Full Of Easter Eggs
Dear Brain, Rock Band Broken, Please Help
Harmonix: No DLC for Rock Band Wii...Yet
Hot Shots Golf: Out Of Bounds Review: Insert Golf Term
A Second Look At The God Of War/PSP Bundle
Bionic Commando: Restitched
Take-Two Pondering BioShock MMO, Movie?
Atari Delisted From Nasdaq Stock Exchange
Ninja Gaiden: Dragon Sword Review: Tap That Assassin
Team Ninja Thinking of More DS, Wii Games
Team Ninja Reacts to Kanagawa Rampage
The PlayStation Network's Next Big Games




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Kotaku Originals: From GDC to RIP HD-DVD


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Kotaku Originals: From a Presidential Departure to a Cobalt Blue DS


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Kotaku Originals: From EA vs Fox to Kotaku Krafts


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Kotaku Originals: Numbers, Numbers and More Numbers


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Originals: From Work and Play to CES and Quitting

Flynn finally landed an apartment in the arid, housing-free land of San Francisco, so he's taking the day to move his homeless kit into an real life home. But we had a bonanza of original stories hit over the week, lead by Mike McWhertor's CES coverage, so I hopped in to catch you all up.

Maybe You Really DO Like Windows Vista
Slash, Bill Gates, Robbie Bach Form Merino Wool Revolver
Sony Announce 16GB Memory Stick For PSP
Pikachu Sliced Open and Ready to Eat
Know This About Nintendo DS Airplane Use
Kotaku Tower Welcomes Its First Intern
Nintendo Torpedoes The Wii Grey Market
Sony Touts Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 Exclusivity At CES
LittleBigPlanet Updated Impressions From CES
Rolly Rivals PlayStation Presence At Sony's CES Booth
Rumor: Live Issues Wiped Some Unlocked Achievements
LittleBigPlanet Team Talks DLC, Show New Levels At CES PS3 Preview
PSP GPS Hands-On At CES
Japan Gets New Mint Green PSP
Xbox Live Achievements Not Wiped?
Omega Five Is Alive
Skype For PSP Hands-On At CES
Finally, A Halo 3 Gaming Chair
Xbox 360 Backward Compatibility Updates "Winding Down"
Nyko Brings Guitar Hero, Rock Band Together Via One Guitar
Microsoft: We're Still Committed to HD-DVD
The Agency Targeting The Halo Crowd For Sexy MMO Time
PS3, Xbox 360 Get Exclusive Star Wars Soulcalibur IV Characters
Soulcalibur IV Hands-On Impressions
Soulcalibur IV Director's Choice For A Cameo Fighter? Pac-Man
Only At CES: Wii Nunchuk Speakers "On Play"
Sony To Bring "Bite-Sized" PSP Games To PlayStation Store
TN Games Brings Real Head Trauma Fun To PC Shooters
Zalman Wins Kotaku's Least Worst 3D Gaming Display CES Award
Work and Play: A Peek Inside the Lives of Gaming's Greatest
Another GameSpot Reviewer Decides To Leave



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Kotaku Originals: From The Spike VGAs to Funde Razor 07


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Fahey And The Holograms

At around 6PM on Saturday my brother and his son Wade arrived at my Atlanta-area apartment secret lair, where I have been watching my other nephew Xavier doing much better at Halo multiplayer than I could ever hope to, making me look good by using my gamertag and not talking on the headset. This gathering wasn't about Halo, however. It was about Rock Band. I didn't really have high hopes, as I had tried playing with Xav a bit earlier with hilariously sad results.
"You know how to play?" I ask.
"Yeah, I played Guitar Hero."
He then proceeds to miss almost every note, failing the song at 33%.
"Well I never said I was good at it!" More »

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Kotaku Originals: From Zero Gravity to World in Conflict

Saturday morning and another week filled to the brim with Kotaku Originals. Fahey enlists in the Logos Academy and gets weightless, Crecente checks out the Project Blackbird 02 and we give out the last call for entries in our World in Conflict contest.

A Really Nifty Pinball Emulator

Shadow Monsters (Gameplay?) Is A Bit Amazing

Enrolling At Logos Academy

In The Beginning Of AGDC

Videos From Beyond Gravity

Flight of Anti-Gravity

Zero G Souvenirs
Madame Tussauds' Master Chief Invades Las Vegas

Last Day For Globe Entries

Garriott's New Playhouse

Stranglehold System Requirements May Not Require Second Mortgage

Wii Tennis on a 103-Inch TV

Sweet Remote Controlled HDMI Switchers

Golfing for the Outdoors Averse and Super Rich

Checking Out CEDIA

Logos Academy Swag Bag

Riding The Vomit Comet

PAL PS3 Starter Packs Will Vary Between Regions

Tabula Rasa Dated

Project Blackbird 02 Impressions

Project Blackbird 02 Rundown

Project Blackbird Lands at My House

Heading Down Garriott's House

Karraker on Blackballs, Blogging and Bye Byes

Game Writing Meets Star Trek

SCEA PR Head Dave Karraker Quits

Morhaime On Taking Over The World

Obligatory Picture Of A Bag

Live Sees Unix, Linux, Gates as Inappropriate Motto

No Jubblies, Just Instruction Booklets and Boxes

BioShock Leads to Childhood LEGOs and Quoting

Xbox 360 Fall Update to Bring Parental Timer

Msoft Investigator Confirms Halo 3 Manual

The Lair Lighter

Xbox 360 Chatpad in the House

One Woman. Two Globes. In Conflict.

Play Warhawk with Other Kotakuites

Lair Playing on My PSP2K

Rock Band, The Packaging



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Kotaku Originals: Return Of The Revenge Of The Cons